HONG KONG.

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Information for Travellers Landing at Hongkong. The January 1912 iteration of this informative brochure, the folding map showing Victoria from Conduit Road to the wharves and from Murray Barracks to Hillier Street. The text suggests local itineraries, including routes to and from the Peak and a jaunt around Kowloon, where visitors could see the "lofty towers of the two pawn-shops" (p. 18).For the onward traveller, the brochure also provides information on nearby cities and countries of interest. Twenty-four pages of advertisements for some of Hong Kong's big-name firms follow.

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